Ex-boxing champ has Parkinson’s disease

Kota Kinabalu: Former national boxing champion Joparin Kitingan revealed that he has been living with Parkinson’s disease for the past three years.

The 66-year-old who hails from Tambunan still looks fit physically when met at his home in Tanjung Aru on Sunday, and only occasionally displaying some slight slowness in his arm movement.

 

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